Sikhism in the Netherlands

Summary

Dutch Sikhs form a religious minority in the Netherlands. They number around 15,000 and most of them live in or around Amsterdam. There are nine gurudwaras in the Netherlands.[1]

Sikhism in Netherlands
Sikhisme in Nederland
Dutch Sikhs protesting at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands as a response to Operation Blue Star (Circa June 1984)
Total population
15,000
Regions with significant populations
Amsterdam · Rotterdam · The Hague
Religions
Sikhism
Languages
Punjabi · Dutch

Gurdwaras edit

List of Sikhs from Netherlands edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lawrence, Mary (22 May 2022). "Het licht van God zien in de ander, daar gaat het om bij de sikhs" [Seeing the light of God in the other, that's what the Sikhs are all about]. Trouw. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023. In Nederland wonen zo'n 15.000 sikhs, die hier sinds de jaren zestig vanuit Afghanistan, Pakistan en India kwamen, op zoek naar werk of op de vlucht voor de Sovjets, de Taliban of de geradicaliseerde aanhangers van Indira Gandhi, nadat zij in 1984 door haar sikhlijfwacht was vermoord. Ons land telt inmiddels negen gurdwara's. [Some 15,000 Sikhs live in the Netherlands, who have come here from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India since the 1960s, looking for work or fleeing the Soviets, the Taliban or the radicalized followers of Indira Gandhi, after they were killed in 1984. her Sikh bodyguard had been killed. Our country now has nine gurdwaras.]
  2. ^ "Sikhisme en Hindoeïsme samen in één tempelcomplex" [Sikhism and Hinduism together in one temple complex]. Haags Gemeentearchief. 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ Raj, Pratyush (27 October 2022). "Family fled Punjab in the '80s, 19-yr-old at T20 World Cup for Netherlands". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022.

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